1 Kings 16:3

1 Kings 16:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
• New International Version (NIV)So I am about to wipe out Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
• New King James Version (NKJV)surely I will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Context of 1 Kings 16:3

1Then God gave a message to Hanani's son Jehu about punishment for King Baasha. 2This was the message: ‘Even though you were not an important person, I made you the leader of my people, the Israelites. But then you did all the bad things that Jeroboam did! Also, you caused my people the Israelites to do bad things. Their sins have caused me to become very angry. So now I am ready to destroy you and your family. I will remove your family as I did to the family of Nebat's son Jeroboam. 4If people of your family die in the city, dogs will eat their bodies. If they die in the country, vultures will eat them.’ 5The other things that happened while Baasha was king are written in a book. The book is called ‘The history of Israel's kings’. It tells about all the things that Baasha did and about his power.

1 Kings 16:3 word by word

הִנְנִ֥י מַבְעִ֛יר אַחֲרֵ֥י בַעְשָׁ֖א וְאַחֲרֵ֣י בֵית֑וֹ וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔ כְּבֵ֖ית יָרָבְעָ֥ם בֶּן־נְבָֽט׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, I will take awayבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: purgeH1197
• the posterityאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• of Baashaבַּעְשָׁאba‛shâ' · BaashaH1201
• of his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• and will makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָםyârob‛âm · JeroboamH3379
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Nebatנְבָטnebâţ · NebatH5028

Cross-references for 1 Kings 16:3

• 1 Kings 16:11When Zimri began to rule Israel as king, he killed everybody in Baasha's family. He did not leave any of Baasha's male relatives alive. He even killed Baasha's friends.
• 1 Kings 14:10Because of this, I will bring great trouble to Jeroboam's family. I will kill every male among his descendants in Israel, whoever they are. I will completely destroy Jeroboam's family, like someone burns a heap of rubbish!
• 1 Kings 15:29When Baasha became king, he killed all Jeroboam's descendants. He did not leave anyone in Jeroboam's family alive. He killed them all. The Lord had already said that this would happen. He had given the message to his servant Ahijah, who was from Shiloh.
• 1 Kings 21:21So the Lord says, “Now I will bring great trouble on you. I will destroy you and your family. I will kill every male among Ahab's descendants in Israel, whoever they are.
• Isaiah 66:24When they go out of the city, they will see the dead bodies of the people who turned against me. In that heap of bodies, the worms never die and the fire never stops burning. Everybody will see that it is disgusting.’
• Jeremiah 22:19Instead, they will bury him like a dead donkey. They will pull his dead body to the city's gate. They will throw it on the ground outside Jerusalem.’

Commentaries on 1 Kings 16:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-4The Lord accused Baasha of murder (1 Kings 16:7) and of following Jeroboam's idol worship. Since he continued Jeroboam's evil ways, Baasha and his family would face the same fate (see 1 Kings 14:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81Ki 16:1-8. Jehu's Prophecy against Baasha. 1. Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu--This is the only incident recorded in the life of this prophet. His father was also a prophet (2Ch 16:7).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 16:3

• Anger
• Baasha
• Government
• Ingratitude
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Baasha
• Jeroboam
• Ahab
• Israel, History of
• Jerusalem
• sweep

Commentaries on 1 Kings 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings